Genre: YA Fantasy/Romance
Release Date: February 20th, 2024
Pages: 400
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Publisher’s Synopsis:
“On the night Rune’s life changed forever, blood ran in the streets. Now, in the aftermath of a devastating revolution, witches have been diminished from powerful rulers to outcasts ruthlessly hunted due to their waning magic, and Rune must hide what she is.
Spending her days pretending to be nothing more than a vapid young socialite, Rune spends her nights as the Crimson Moth, a witch vigilante who rescues her kind from being purged. When a rescue goes wrong, she decides to throw the witch hunters off her scent and gain the intel she desperately needs by courting the handsome Gideon Sharpe – a notorious and unforgiving witch hunter loyal to the revolution – who she can’t help but find herself falling for.
Gideon loathes the decadence and superficiality Rune represents, but when he learns the Crimson Moth has been using Rune’s merchant ships to smuggle renegade witches out of the republic, he inserts himself into her social circles by pretending to court her right back. He soon realizes that beneath her beauty and shallow façade, is someone fiercely intelligent and tender who feels like his perfect match. Except, what if she’s the very villain he’s been hunting?”
My Review:
I was a little skeptical going into this one, I think because the premise sounded like something that has been done so many times before and, surely, there can’t be much more to add to it at this point… but I’m glad I gave it a shot because I enjoyed it.
It wasn’t the most epic, memorable romantasy, but I still liked it.
Since it’s just a duology, I definitely want to pick up the next one when it comes out, although I’ll need a refresher because I already forgot most of the plot.
If you’re a lover of the genre, don’t expect anything new or fresh. If you’re looking to get into the genre, I think this is a great one to start with.
Disclaimers:
Huge thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for gifting me an early copy of this amazing story! I voluntarily read and reviewed this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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